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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross

South West Water admits supplying water unfit for humans after ‘abhorrent’ parasite outbreak

South West Water has admitted supplying water unfit for human consumption after an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a Devon seaside town that left dozens of people ill.

A total of 143 people were confirmed to have caught the waterborne disease, which causes sickness and diarrhoea, after it entered the water network in Brixham almost two years ago, due to a damaged valve in the network.

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